"When I first started playing the game I was absolutely irritated, and didn't like certain things of the game at all, and absolutely HAD to change things in order to even enjoy the game. I couldn't stand that you couldn't "zoom out", the default game feels like you're in a cramped car for hours on end. I wanted to zoom in more, so I could get more natural zooming feeling instead of the default limited zoom they use. I couldn't stand the "scroll" in and out and that you couldn't select a default zoom, both were "disorienting". I couldn't stand the tank icons which didn't tell you crap about them, some arty looked like tanks even, so that was irritating. I couldn't stand the "messages" in the bottom middle of screen that you couldn't read whatsoever, and thus being near completely blind as to what was going on in the battle, what I shot, what shot me etc. I couldn't stand the only one row Carousel. I couldn't stand the being clueless of the minimap, where tanks had been, and not being able to see your viewranges. I couldn't stand that you can't see enemy left hit points in the PlayersPanel. I couldn't stand the imbalanced looking default sights and I couldn't stand the "bouncing/dropping" reticle when tanks disappeared, were near buildings or ground and moved (this started unbearable in update 8.11).

So, these are the most important and necessary things of the game that I was utterly irritated that it didn't have already and STILL doesn't have. (where is Wargamings quality control?)

For these issues I needed and the game to have these mods by default:

- Zoom In/Out and No-Scroll and default zoom mod.

- Clear tank icons that told you the tank name, tier, color by class, and country.

- Informative Damage and Hit Logs

- Multi-row Carousel

- XVM for Minimap features & Hit Points left for players

- J1mbos sight (or similar design with less "line stuff" but with similar basic info is ideal, like my favorite is Dickey93's Taipan first option for Arcade, second option for Sniper, a near perfect sight)

- BalCalcMod, or Advanced Aiming System, or now in Safeshot to fix the "bouncing/dropping reticle issue".

If Wargaming added these basic things to the game, similar to my mod pack in colors and design, which are the most Readable and clear of ANY of the mods out there, then I wouldn't have to or need to use mods.

I might use a couple for fun, but I wouldn't be so danged stressed out with the constant updating and fixing. I have to spend the equivalent of 4 Work Days every update in total time necessary to keep the pack updated.

If Wargaming did 3 primary updates a year with only absolutely necessary big bug fixes inbetween like in my view they should, it wouldn't be so bad, but they don't.

Bottom line, the above things SHOULD be part of the game already, yet Wargaming is lazy to impliment things that people most want and need FIRST before anything else.

This is how LAMP came to be, and how I wouldn't be playing the game if it wasn't for my mod pack. (I have some extra's and some customization in it, but aren't needed. The above ARE needed)"

NOTE TO MODERATORS..... How come the "Full Editor" doesn't allow editing of the thread Title?

Is there a forum posting # requirement or something?

No, the feature is just not there, lee. That is why I didn't know I can change the title on my "Ruinberg On Fire Garage" thread on the NA server (and was asking a Moderator to do it), I've been used to not being able to change thread titles here on the ASIA server. Moderator's gonna do it for you here in ASIA.

- Removed some pyc files from the alt Taipan sight option, using different sight scripts.

This pack should now be entirely legal. Most other things Wargaming has allowed forever and shouldn't be banned (let's hope).

It's sad I had to loss the reload indicator because I was a really "perrrrty" addition.

The enemy gun direction isn't actually banned currently, but they will ban it for sure, so removed it.

Sadly, those of us who actually use the above mods, know very well that they didn't actually give any sort of "unfair" advantage, because we have other means to accomplish the same and our skills are what makes us good, not those dumb little things. Sight and zoom in mods are far more "advantagous" then these mods were, yet most who complain wouldn't think so, showing their hypocricy and ignorance.

Anyway, let's hope they don't mess things up even more.

P.S..... I've confirmed that Wargaming IS able to scan for illegal mods. They don't however unless there are "reports". So, highly recommend people NOT to use banned mods.

Thanks mate. You have a bad*ss pack, most everything I am looking for. The sights, the gun reload progress is very clear to indicate that it's reloaded and can fire at the enemy critters again. Also ATAC, it's the first time I used it and is very helpful, I frequently forget to look at the minimap when following other enemy tanks on the sniper scope. The infopanel is cool, particularly the ramming chance. Who is able to memorize the tonnageof each tank anyway?

What I am missing is no biggy really. Some time back I was using Shooter's damage panel with bounce indication, haven't found a working 8.11 version so far, have not tried hard looking. Yet. I just like seeing the pesky PzIC bouncing off me.

BTW, I encountered a prob on the hitlog, the blown up marker shows a 'mailbox' instead of a 'bomb'. I debugged it on Ded_Shalfey's hitlog.xc. The wingdings text was a comma (,) which represeneted a mailbox, changing it to an 'M' solved the problem, now it shows a 'bomb'. I did install the wingdings.ttf you have included in the pack. Could there be different versions of wingdings.ttf across the regions ?

What I am missing is no biggy really. Some time back I was using Shooter's damage panel with bounce indication, haven't found a working 8.11 version so far, have not tried hard looking. Yet. I just like seeing the pesky PzIC bouncing off me.

BTW, I encountered a prob on the hitlog, the blown up marker shows a 'mailbox' instead of a 'bomb'. I debugged it on Ded_Shalfey's hitlog.xc. The wingdings text was a comma (,) which represeneted a mailbox, changing it to an 'M' solved the problem, now it shows a 'bomb'. I did install the wingdings.ttf you have included in the pack. Could there be different versions of wingdings.ttf across the regions ?

Ya.... bounce indication is one thing I would like in the damage panel..... I would like to use shooters, because it has both bounce indication and the nice angle indicator.

But sadly it doesn't have the "quick repair panel" through the CTRL key.... which is most important to me. I'm still hoping to find or be able to edit one to do the features I want.

Don't know if Zaya's will ever get to adding those things to his....

hmmmm..... I don't get a "mailbox". It's possible things could be different region wise. I will look into that further. Thanks for the report.